A good, concise article on why anarchists hate the state (which also attempts to explain what an anarchist and why they (we?) aren’t scary) led me to Harry Browne’s New Year’s Resolutions for 1999. I normally don’t make resolutions, but these seem pretty good to me.
Archive for the ‘libertarianism’ Category
I’ve been in one of those “if I were to label myself politically/philosophically, which label would I choose?” moods this morning.
I’ve gotta say, this does hit very close to home (emphasis mine):
“. . . conservatives are likely to support a ban on same-sex marriage in the interests of preserving traditional order, while liberals are likely to favor allowing same-sex marriage in the interest of guaranteeing equality under the law. Libertarians are likely to disagree with the notion of government-sanctioned marriage itself. Specifically, they would deny that the government deserves any role in marriage other than enforcing whatever legal contract people choose to enter, and to oppose the various additional rights currently granted to married people (married couples could make the property pool in their own contract).”
And they say romance is dead! 